Organic bipolar disorder occurring together with spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Sabine Fitzek; Stefan Smesny; Clemens Fitzek; Hubertus Axer; Mathias Wohlfarth; Uwe Vieweg; Otto W Witte

doi:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2004.01.006

Organic bipolar disorder occurring together with spontaneous intracranial hypotension

Psychiatry Res. 2004 Jul 30;131(2):177-83. doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2004.01.006.

Authors

Sabine Fitzek¹, Stefan Smesny, Clemens Fitzek, Hubertus Axer, Mathias Wohlfarth, Uwe Vieweg, Otto W Witte

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Erlanger Allee 101, 07747 Jena, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 15313524
DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2004.01.006

Abstract

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is known to cause postural headache, often combined with auditory, and vestibular symptoms, nausea, vomiting, and diplopia. We report a 63-year-old male patient who for the first time developed a depressive episode followed by acute manic symptoms during the course of SIH, both relieved after treatment of the underlying organic disturbance.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bipolar Disorder / complications*
Bipolar Disorder / diagnosis
Bipolar Disorder / surgery
Combined Modality Therapy
Dementia / complications*
Dementia / diagnosis
Dementia / surgery
Depressive Disorder / complications
Depressive Disorder / diagnosis
Depressive Disorder / surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intracranial Hypotension / complications*
Intracranial Hypotension / diagnosis
Intracranial Hypotension / surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Personality Inventory
Subdural Effusion / complications
Subdural Effusion / diagnosis
Subdural Effusion / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*